Fuelly mileage of the big three diesels
It appears the new 10 speed in the Fords made a significant impact in catching up with the Cummins fuel mileage in the 2500's. Although it is still too little info in all of the new 2020 models to te...
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ShinerBock wrote:You don't have to take my word for it, you can see the experts word for it based on real facts instead of incomplete and inaccurate conjecture.wing_zealot wrote:
Incomplete at best. You don't have insurance, repairs, depreciation, cost of money, ... just to name a few. You don't even accurately reflect the $10,000.00+ increase in initial cost of the diesel vs. gas to start with.
Repairs are null in 100k miles since all diesels on the market today have a 100k mile warranty from the factory. Insurance is within $5. Depreciation is factored in on resale. Cost of money is only a factor IF you paid cash and where going to invest that money. Most borrow the money. What else you got?
Also, as I have said in the past when I have posted this spreadsheet. These numbers are based on fuel cost, resale values, and so on in my region. Not everyone will be the same or can attain a 1.95% interest rate like I did. Hence the reason why I tell people to do the math for themselves and they will see that upfront cost $8k starts to decrease dramatically after everything is calculated. In fact, you pay way more than the upfront cost going from the 5.7L to the 6.4L gas in the long run due to higher maintenance costs yet no one talks about "recouping" their money there. Why is it only brought up on the diesel? It is an engine upgrade just like the diesel is it not?
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